David Eagleman on Possibilianism

Neuroscientist and best-selling author David Eagleman introduces the concept of Possibilianism, a new philosophy that simultaneously embraces a scientific toolbox while exploring new, unconsidered uncertainties about the world around us.

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[softcoral]

Give it up for Eagleman for finally giving a name for it. i support his movement 100% it's about time people!



[johndeever]

I call myself a Militant Agnostic: I don't know and you don't either.

[jurado140]

@iAnnunaki our genes are billions of years old, where our mind/conscious comes from. we have this wisdom but we cant let us de-evolve. get dumber as a being/globally we have to be on the same page so we can keep living for generations as a whole.

[jurado140]

@iAnnunaki your question was would anything be real if only you had sight? if this happened youd prob be able to see thru energy realistically (from what other ppl have been able to overcome) but u say from an accident then your mind/brain would not be able to fully understand new idea. later on as time passes for your brain to adapt then youd prob be able to do some crazy shit depending on ur age. Im 21 new generation. we of course dont know everything but we have experienced enough.

[jurado140]

@iAnnunaki there is no flaw, like the other guy said its only the brain. so when you only have one sense others emerge. like lets say you were born blind, but we are mammals right so our instincts are to survive so were going to adapt. so what does our brain do?? it gives our unconscious mind the ability to see using echo location. so the over all picture is, what we see using only our five senses can be a matrix or fooling us. and this is not belief this is a truth.

[spinspermy]

The current Atheism movement will cool down once current religions fade away. Even Dawkins is not a strict Atheist, he is probably a possibilian, his position is countering the dangers to our progress that is imposed by religions.

[PeedgeMcDuck]

@iAnnunaki "Spacial" is one. When you close your eyes and can still sense where your body parts part, bring your hands together, touch your nose etc.

[IseeRightThrough2you]

Possibilianism is atheism with a fancy new name; a bit pretentious if you ask me. Atheism is the disbelief in any religious dogma, and the acknowledgement of the uncertainty he describes: not the dogmatic rejection of any supreme being(s).

[iAnnunaki]

@NukerB52 I am not acting stupid, there is a conceptual problem with your belief. I never once mentioned Decartes, I don't adhere to a dualist outlook. You said "you have to use at least two senses to know something as real." My question to you was, if I only had one functioning sense would anything be real? For example, I was fully functional before a car crash. After, I recover with only the ability to see, no other senses. Based on your belief nothing exists anymore to me. There is a flaw.

[NukerB52]

@iAnnunaki I don't know if you are stupid or just acting like one? The answer is in your question. We need a brain. Only senses without brain isn't worth a penny. Like i previously said about Descartes, he thinks, therefore he is; I say no, you need more senses to verify something as real! It could be an illusion. Many travellers in Sahara saw a lake of water, until they came near and realized it was an illusion, e.i, a mirage, they couldn't touch, smell or taste it together with their sight.